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MacmillanEnglishGrammar.Athree-levelbookthatallowsnotonlytodeveloptheskillofeasycommunicationinaforeignlanguagebutalsotoworkoutgrammarindetail.Itincludesinteractiveexercises.Thetextbookissuitableforusealoneorwithateacher.21.WhichbookbestsuitspeoplewhowanttotaketheCambridgeProficiencyexams?A.OxfordPracticeGrammar. B.AdvancedGrammarinUse.C.MacmillanEnglishGrammar.D.LanguagePracticeforAdvanced.22.WhatisuniqueaboutOxfordPracticeGrammar?A.Ithasbecomepopular. B.Itprovidesmanypictures.C.Itcanbeusedforself-study. D.Itisdividedintodifferentlevels.23.Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?A.Theyareallforadults. B.Theyaresimpleandclear.C.Theyallofferexercises. D.Theyhavethesameauthor.BWhenhermotherdiedtwoyearsago,CeliaBashawbegandreamingaboutanartworkherunclePerkinshadmade.Hermotherandgrandmotherhadlovedit.ButBashawcouldn’tfindit.Sheknewithadbeenpickedupafterhergrandmother’sdeathwhenthefamilywasgoingthroughherbelongings,15yearsago.Andsheknewheruncle,wholivedinVermont,hadgivenitawaythere,hopingthenewownerswouldholdontoit.Asitturnedout,theysoldit.SoshedecidedtomakeapostonlineinagroupforVermonters,hopingshecouldtrackdownthebuyersandgetthepieceback.Bashawattachedthreephotosoftheartworkandthepostwassharedabout600times.Then,inVermont,AlvinandhiswifeNora,sawthepostandrealizedtheyhadboughttheartwork.Theyarrangedameeting.Despitebeingnervousaboutmeetingstrangersfromtheinternet,Bashawfoundthem“soniceandsuchgreatpeople.”“Withallthebadnewsandeverythinggoingaround,it’sgoodtoseesomethingreallynice,”Norasaid,whoofferedtogiveitbacktoBashaw.Inanupdatedpost,Bashawsharedherexcitementatbeingreunited(團聚)withheruncle’sartwork,thankingthecommunityforsharingandhelpingherfindthepiece.Now,Bashawfeelslikeapieceofhermotherandgrandmotherhascomebackhome.“It’sreallynicebecauseIdon’thaveverymanythingsofmymotherormygrandmotherandactually,it’sbeenextremelyhardformetoevenfindapictureofmeandmygrandmothertogether.Weweresoclose,anditjustmakesmesosad.…IhopeshecanseeitnowthatIhaveitbackbecauseshewaslookingforittoo.”shesaid.24.WhydidBashawpostonline?A.Becausesheenjoyedsharingherlife. B.Becauseshe’dliketomakenewfriends.C.Becauseshehopedtosellherbelongings. D.Becauseshewantedtogetanartworkback.25.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesAlvinandNora?A.Kindandfriendly. B.Caringandcurious.C.Braveandconfident. D.Determinedandhonest.26.WhatdidBashawdoaftermeetingAlvinandNora?A.Shereunitedwithheruncle. B.Sheexpressedthanksonline. C.Shedecidedtobuytheartwork. D.Shefoundapictureofhermother.27.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AGirlMeetsStrangersFromtheInternetB.ACommunityHelpsaGirlFindHerFamilyC.ASocialMediaPostHelpsReuniteaFamilyD.ACoupleGivesanArtworkBacktoitsOwnerCAccordingtoarecentinternationalstudy,childrenwhofeelmoreconnectedtotheirfamiliesaremorelikelytoflourish(茁壯成長).RobertWhitakerandcolleaguesatColumbiaUniversityinNewYorksurveyed(調查)over37,000childrenaged11to13in26countriesaboutfamilyconnectionsandflourishing.Thechildrenwereaskedtoratetheirfamilyconnectionsonafive-pointscale（等級）withstatementslike“Myfamilycaresaboutme”and“Ifeelsafeathome.”Theywerealsoaskedtoratetheirgrowthona0-10scalewithstatementslike“Ilikemyself”and“I’mpositiveaboutmyfuture.”

Basedontheiranswers,theresearchersgot“familyconnection”and“flourishing”scoresforeachchild.Theyfoundaconnectionbetweenthetwoscores.Childrenwiththestrongestfamilybondswere49%morelikelytoflourishthanthosewiththeweakest.“Ithinkit’sanimportantfindingbecauseitshowsthatprovidingacaringfamilyenvironmentisn’tjustaboutavoidingthenegativethings,it’salsoaboutbuildingkids’abilities,”saysSandersattheUniversityofQueenslandinAustralia.Childrenwithgoodfamilyrelationshipsareprobablymorelikelytoflourishbecausetheyhave“aninternalsenseofsafety”,saystheresearchers.Thissenseofsafetyallowschildrentounderstandwhotheyareandacceptwhotheyare,andtogrowandlearn,havepositiverelationshipsanddevelopasenseofmasteryandpurpose.Nothavingtoworryabouthomelifealsomeanschildrencandevotemorementalenergytolearning,socializingand“spreadingtheirwings”,saysSanders.Todevelophealthyfamilyrelationships,Whitakersaysthebestthingthatparentsandothercaregiverscandoistospendqualitytimewithchildren.Thiscaninvolvesimpleactivitieslikeeatingmeals,goingforwalksordoingchorestogether,hesays.“Beingpresent,open,interestedandattentiveatthesetimesisthefoundationoffamilyconnection,”hesays.28.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?A.Theaimofthestudy. B.Theresultofthestudy. C.Theprocessofthestudy. D.Theimportanceofthestudy. 29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bonds”inparagraph3referto?A.Values. B.Traditions.C.Backgrounds. D.Relationships. 30.Whydochildrenmoreconnectedtofamiliesgrowbetter?A.Becausetheyfeelsaferintheirinnerheart.B.Becausetheyreceivemorematerialsupport.C.Becausetheycanfocusmoreonsocializing.D.Becausetheycanavoidmorenegativethings.31.WhatdoesWhitakerstronglysuggestparentsdo?A.Beopentotryingnewtechniques.B.Takepartinactivitieswithchildren.C.Helpdevelopchildren’ssocialskills.D.Givechildrenpresentsatimportanttimes.DAnaccentisaregionalformofpronunciation.ThewayEnglishspeakerspronouncewordscanbeenoughtoshowwhichcountry,orevencity,theyarefrom.Forexample,thewaysomeonesays“water”withalong‘a’soundmighttellustheyarefromthesouthernpartoftheUnitedStates.Soit’shelpfultoknowsomecommonEnglishaccents.TypicallyEnglishaccentsfallintothreemainkinds.TheyincludeBritishEnglish,NorthAmericanEnglishandAustralianEnglish.ReceivedPronunciationistheofficialformofspeechinEngland.It’swidelyconsideredthestandardformforbroadcasting,stageperformanceandeducation.ThetermCockneydescribestheaccentfoundinEastLondon.Itismainlyspokenbyworking-classindividualsandhasdevelopedthroughtheinfluenceofindustryandsocialchanges.TheYorkshireaccentinEngland’sYorkshirecanbetracedbacktoOldEnglish.Itheavilydependsonslangs(俚語),makingsomeofitsphraseschallengingtounderstand,evenfornativeEnglishspeakersfromotherregions.TheGeneralAmericanaccentisconsideredastandardformofEnglishspokeninNorthAmerica.It’snottiedtoanyspecificregionorstatebutratherstandsforastandardizedformofEnglishcommonlytaughtinschoolsandusedformediabroadcasts.Theaccenttendstobequickandclearinitspronunciation.Asaresult,it’softenusedbyactors,newshostsandotherpublicfigureswhoneedtocommunicateclearlywithabroadaudience.TheCanadianaccent,whichbelongstoNorthAmericanEnglish,isoftenmistakenforAmericansbynon-nativeEnglishspeakers,butithasuniquefeatures.Forexample,theletter“t”canalsobepronounceddifferently,sometimeslikeasoft“d”(forexample,little=liddle).Theaccenthasbeendescribedasmoreneutral(中立的)thanotheraccentsofEnglishworldwide.Itmaybebecauseofitshistory,asCanadausedtobeaBritishcolonybeforebeingheavilyinfluencedbyAmericanpopcultureandmedia.32.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusbytheexampleinparagraph1?A.Englishaccentsvarygreatly. B.Accentstellwherepeoplearefrom.C.It’sdifficulttolearnEnglish. D.AllEnglishspeakershaveaccents.33.WhatmakesithardforpeopletounderstandYorkshireaccent?A.Itsdependenceonslangs. B.Theinfluenceofsocialchanges.C.Thestrangepronunciation. D.ItsconnectionwithOldEnglish.34.WhatcanwelearnaboutGeneralAmericanaccentfromthetext?A.Itislimitedtoaspecificstate. B.Itstandsforthemostpopularaccent. C.Itisusuallyusedinformalsituations.D.ItisoftenmistakenforCanadianaccent.35.Whatmaybetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?A.ThedevelopmentofBritishEnglish.B.ThechangesofReceivedPronunciation.C.ThehistoryofGeneralAmericanaccent.D.ThebasicinformationofAustralianaccent.第二節(共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。 LearningEnglishcanbechallenging.However,withproperways,itcanbemanageable.36.Immersion(沉浸)Accordingtoresearch,immersionisoneofthebestwaystolearnanewlanguage.37.Thiscouldbeachievedbyinteractingwithnativespeakers,watchingandlisteningtocontentinthetargetlanguage,orevenlivinginaforeigncountryforacertainperiod.Learningthroughassociation(關聯) Whenlearninganewlanguage,itisbettertoassociatewordswithsomethingyoualreadyknow.Forexample,let’ssayyouwanttolearnSpanish,andyouknowsomeEnglish.YoucouldassociateEnglishwordswiththeirSpanishequivalents（對應物）.38.Therefore,youcanrememberthewordseasily.PracticinginEnglishPracticemakesperfect.Youcanpracticewithyourfriendsorteachersastheywillalsotellyouthemistakesyou’vemade,helpingyoutoimprove.39.Itmightfeeloddatfirst,butwithtimeyouwillbeabletofindyourownmistakesandcorrectthemaccordingly.40 Ifyouwanttoimproveinarapidway,thenaskingalotofquestionsisthekey.Ifyouarenotexcitedaboutlearningthelanguageanddonotclearyourdoubtsattheperfecttime,thenyouwillnotbeabletolearnproperly.Ifyoucomeacrossaphraseorwordthatyouareunfamiliarwith,donotwaitforthelastmomenttosolveyourdoubts. A.Beingcurious B.Askingteachersforhelp C.Youcanalsopracticebyreadingaloud D.HerearesomewaystohelpyoulearnEnglishwell E.Thisformsaconnectionbetweenwordsfrombothlanguages F.YoucanalsostandinfrontofthemirrorandspeakinEnglish G.Itrequiresyoutoinvolveyourselfinthetargetlanguageenvironment第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節，滿分30分）第一節完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Everyonethoughthewastheprofessor.Butthegray-hairedoldermanwasamedical41.“Myfamilyandfriendswere42atfirst.SeveralofmyfriendsthoughtIwascrazy43tostudymedicineatthisage,”TohHongKeng,aretired(退休的)Malaysianworker,said.ThisJuly,at70,Tohbecameoneoftheworld’s44studentstograduatefrommedicalschool.“Itwasn’talwayseasy.At65to70yearsold,my45isnotasgoodaswhenIwasyounger.”hesaid.ForToh,retirementdidn’tbringlonglunchesandgamesofgolf.46,eachdayforfiveyears,heappliedhimselfto47.Evenforsomeonewithseveraldegrees,thematerialwasn’t48.Hewasheldbackayearafter49anexaminhisthirdyear.Andinhisfinalyear,hecompletedaone-yearplacement(實習工作)athospitals.“WhydoIhavetodothis?MaybeIshould50,”Tohrecalledsayingtohimselfmanytimesduringthoseyears.Hisfamilyandclassmateshelpedhimalot.Hisfamilyalways51himandhisclassmateswould52himthatgivingupwouldbea(an)53.Duringfiveyearsofstudy,Tohnever54anyspecialconsiderationandhad“averystrong55”,saidthepresidentofthemedicalschool.“MrTohcameacrossmanydifficulties,yethewasveryindependentanddetermined.”41.A.studentB.expertC.workerD.researcher42.A.embarrassedB.disappointedC.surprisedD.frightened43.A.helpingB.intendingC.refusingD.pretending44.A.tallestB.cleverestC.strongestD.oldest45.A.memoryB.tasteC.creativityD.judgement46.A.BesidesB.HoweverC.InsteadD.Meanwhile47.A.studyingB.trainingC.joggingD.debating48.A.specificB.familiarC.formalD.easy49.A.failingB.takingC.missingD.preparing50.A.settledownB.breakinC.giveupD.getthrough51.A.ignoredB.criticizedC.encouragedD.admired52.A.comfortB.remindC.showD.promise53.A.opportunityB.wasteC.challengeD.struggle54.A.providedB.doubtedC.forgotD.required55.A.opinionB.willC.feelingD.influence第II卷(共55分)注意事項：用0.5毫米的黑色筆跡的簽字筆將答案寫在答題卡上。寫在本試卷上無效。第二節（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。Asateenager,Ioftenheardpeoplesay,“Highschoolisthebestyearsoflife!”SoIlookedforwardto56(begin)anewlifeasafreshman.Andindeed,Ihadapreciousjourney.57(actual),therewerereallytoomanyunforgettablemomentsinthoseyears.Whethertheywerebadmomentsoramazingones,allofthemleftadeepimpression58me.Duringthoseyears,Ilikedtovolunteerandtakepartindebateactively.Iworkedhardandnever59(give)upbeforechallenge.AnditwasatthattimethatImetmybestfriendAnn,60uniqueandlovelygirl.Justlikeme,shewasalsoactive,61(help)andcurioustoexploreeverythingoncampus.ShewouldhelpmewheneverIwasintroubleandwouldgiveme62(confident)wheneverIlostheart.Shewasthebestfriendinmyyouth.Otherthanvolunteerwork,Ialsolikedsportingevents,63werethemostexcitingpartsofthehighschoollife.Onsportsdays,allthestudentswouldshowup64(cheer)fortheirsportsteams.Alltheshouts,cheersandsighs65(bring)intooneplace.Whatahappysight!Ireallymissmyhighschoollife.第四部分任務型閱讀（共兩節，滿分20分）MyheartbeatfasterandfasterasIheadedtowardsthedoor.Inmyhead,Icouldhearthewordsmykidskepttellingme,“Doit,Mom.Youneverdoanythingforyourself.Justfollowyourdream.”“Whatareyoudoinghere?You’reasinglemomoffive.You’refiftyyearsold!”

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